Fans at Wednesday's league challenge between the Gervais Cougars (Gervais, OR) and the visiting Colton Vikings (Colton, OR), saw Gervais's basketball squad hold off Colton by a tally of 25-23.

With the victory, Gervais improves its record to 1-8 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Regis (Stayton, OR) to confront the Rams in a 2A Tri-River challenge on Friday, January 6. The Rams come into the challenge with a record of 5-4.

Next up, the Vikings confront the Kennedy Trojans (Mt. Angel, OR) in a 2A Tri-River challenge, on Friday, January 6. Colton will attempt to improve on its 3-7 season record. The Trojans come into the challenge with a 7-2 record after their 55-52 league loss to Santiam (Mill City, OR).